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 == Neurotransmitters ==
-[[File:Dopamine in action.png|alt=Dopamine in action|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Dopamine in action]]
+[[File:Dopamine in action.png|alt=Dopamine in action|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Dopamine in action]]Whilst [[dopamine]] is one of the most important neurotransmitters it is only one in a symphony others:
-=== Dopamine ===
-Dopamine works as a type of proto-reward chemical. When your dog sees the ball you are about to throw it sets a dopamine dynamic where it releases the neurochemical dopamine which causes a craving for the ball. The dopamine is not the reward as the release of which only occurs in the wanting stage ('''Figure 2 - between the signal and work'''). When the dog actually gets the ball in the ''reward'' stage the dopamine disappears.<ref>'''Observations from the Neuroscience and Psychology Laboratory.''' Kent C. Berridge. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy Volume 52, 2009 - Issue 4 Pages 378-398. Published online: 12 Aug 2009, accessed on 17th July 2022 via: <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1080/00201740903087359</nowiki></ref> and consciousness looks for its next trigger for a neural pathway to flow down ('''Figure 3'''). The main difference between you and your dog is that you can perform longer loops as opposed to shorter loops due to your neocortex having the ability to discern time. This is called the [[Curse of Sisyphus]], dopamine far from being the ''reward'' molecule is actually the ''greed'' molecule.
-=== Other neurotransmitters ===
-Whilst dopamine is one of the most important neurotransmitters it is only one in a symphony others:
 *'''GABA''' is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter its effects are similar to that of alcohol or benzodiazepines.

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